Flag of Poland
Officially Republic of Poland
Locally Polska
What the flag looks like
Two equal horizontal bands, white over red.
What it means
The colors come from Poland's coat of arms, a white eagle on a red field.
How to remember it
Poland
puts white on top like snow over red; Indonesia
and Monaco
flip it to red over white.
Fun facts
- Poland celebrates Flag Day on 2 May, between Labour Day and Constitution Day.
- Upside down, the Polish flag looks almost exactly like the flags of Indonesia and Monaco.
Poland at a glance
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Region
- Central Europe
- Population
- 37 million
- Area
- 312,679 km²
- Languages
- Polish
- Currency
- Polish złoty (zł)
- Flag adopted
- 1919
Flags often confused with Poland
- Indonesia: Indonesia and Poland both have two bands of red and white. Indonesia has red on top; Poland has white on top.
- Monaco: Monaco and Poland are both two bands of red and white. Monaco has red on top; Poland has white on top.
- Singapore: Poland and Singapore are both red and white halves. Poland has white on top and no emblem; Singapore has red on top with a white crescent and five stars.
- Czechia: Czechia and Poland are both white over red. Czechia adds a blue triangle at the hoist; Poland has just the two plain bands.